Payment of benefits or damages assessed
Sec. 10. (a) If the plaintiff pays to the circuit court clerk the
amount of damages assessed under section 9 of this chapter, the
plaintiff may take possession of and hold the interest in the property
so acquired for the uses stated in the complaint, subject to the appeal
provided for in section 8 of this chapter. But the amount of the
benefits or damages is subject to review as provided in section 11 of
this chapter.
(b) Upon payment by the plaintiff of the amount of the award of
the court appointed appraisers, the plaintiff shall file or cause to be
filed with the auditor of the county in which the property is located
a certificate, certifying the amount paid to the circuit court clerk and
including the description of the property being acquired. The auditor
of the county shall then transfer the property being acquired to the
plaintiff on the tax records of the county.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006